diff --git a/tools/perf/util/session.c b/tools/perf/util/session.c
index c3e399bcf18de..56142d0fb8d79 100644
--- a/tools/perf/util/session.c
+++ b/tools/perf/util/session.c
@@ -926,7 +926,7 @@ static struct machine *
 		else
 			pid = event->ip.pid;
 
-		return perf_session__find_machine(session, pid);
+		return perf_session__findnew_machine(session, pid);
 	}
 
 	return perf_session__find_host_machine(session);